Address by Lawrence Susskind, professor of urban and environmental planning at MIT. Part of the ongoing series, "Environmental Decision-Making in a Rapidly Changing Landscape: A Series of Fireside Conversations 2009-10." Cosponsored by the Environmental Studies Program, the Appropriate Dispute Resolution Center, and the Environmental and Natural Resources Law Program.

On November 9th, the Supreme Court hears arguments in two cases challenging the constitutionality of sentencing minors to life without parole. Join the Child Advocacy Project for a discussion of the issues by a nationally-respected forensic child psychologist and an Oregon attorney who specializes in representing young people charged with major felonies. Pizza! For more information, including downloadable background materials, go to the above-referenced Website.

The Native American Law Student Association (NALSA) presents: “TEETH MARKS ON STONE,
TEETH MARKS ON ARROW” by Drew Viles
Siletz (Joshua/Sixes/Lower Chinook), has worked for decades as an educator. A former Associate Judge in the Tribal Court of the Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians of Oregon and a graduate of the Tribal Law Session at the National Judicial College, Viles will share stories (some real and some made-up) that demonstrate the vanquishing power of words for Indians-in-law.

Panel discussion on health reform. For details and list of panelists, please visit the event website.

Symposium hosted by Ted Toadvine, Wayne Morse Center Resident Scholar; Steve Gardiner, University of Washington; Kathleen Dean Moore, Oregon State University; Jay Odenbaugh, Lewis and Clark College.

Join the legal community and friends in celebration at the third annual John E. Jaqua Distinguished Alumnus Award reception and dinner. We will be honoring class of 1977 alumnus, The Hon. David V. Brewer, for his dedication to the University of Oregon School of Law and the legal community.
Register online: www.uoregonlaw.com

Address by Law Professor Richard Hildreth. Part of the ongoing series, "Environmental Decision-Making in a Rapidly Changing Landscape: A Series of Fireside Conversations 2009-10." Cosponsored by the Environmental Studies Program, the Appropriate Dispute Resolution Center, and the Environmental and Natural Resources Law Program.

On Friday, November 20, 2009, The Portia Project and the Women's Law Forum will cosponsor an all-day conference entitled "Prisons and People: A Focus on Incarcerate Women and Their Children." The conference, which will be held in Room 142 of the Knight Law Center, is free and open to the public. The invited speakers and participants include Max Williams, the Director of the Oregon Department of Corrections; attorneys and judges; counselors and administrators at Coffee Creek Correctional Facility; representatives of community organizations that assist women who are under post-prison supervision; and formerly incarcerated women and their family members.

For additional information, please contact Prof. Barbara Aldave by telephone at 541-346-3985 or by email at BaLaw98@aol.com.
You can also contact Beth Wooten by email at ewooten@uoregon.edu.